[Remote] Credit Risk Data Scientist - 100% Remote

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Amerit Consulting is a fast-growing staffing and consulting firm, and they are seeking a Credit Risk Data Scientist to join their Credit Risk Strategy team. The role involves leading projects related to credit risk assessment, data analysis, and loss mitigation, requiring experience in analytics and predictive algorithms in the credit risk domain. Responsibilities • Design rules to detect/mitigate loss • Investigate novel/large cases • Identify root cause • Set strategy for different risk types • Work with product/engineering to improve control capabilities • Develop and present strategies and guide execution • Drive results that maximize eligible customers while controlling losses Skills • Minimum 2 years of experience in risk analytics, data analysis, or data science within the Fintech or online payments industry. • Experience using statistics and data science to solve complex business problems. • Proficiency in SQL, Python, Excel including key data science libraries. • Experience working with large datasets. • Ability to clearly communicate complex results to technical experts, business partners, and executives including development of dashboards and visualizations, ie Tableau. • Comfortable with ambiguity and yet able to steer analytics projects toward clear business goals, testable hypotheses, and action-oriented outcomes. • Demonstrated analytical thinking through data-driven decisions, as well as the technical know-how, and ability to work with your team to make a big impact. • Desirable to have experience or aptitude solving problems related to risk using data science and analytics. • Bonus: Experience with AWS, payment rule systems, and knowledge of credit products. Education Requirements • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Mining or related field or equivalent practical experience. Company Overview • Amerit Consulting is a staffing and recruiting company that offers temporary staffing and payrolling services. It was founded in 2002, and is headquartered in San Ramon, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is Apply tot his job